Legal Opinion
United States v. Ellis, Bernard
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 17, 2010No. 08-2512, 08-2443, 08-4055PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Bernard Ellis was the chief enforcer for a notorious Chicago street gang. He was also a felon, so to arm himself and the members of his gang, Ellis would travel to Indiana and enlist others to buy firearms for him there. This illegal activity drew the attention of two separate United States Attorneys who took turns prosecuting him. In the Northern District of Illinois, Ellis was charged with and pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). In the Northern District of Indiana, he was charged with four counts of…
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